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Cravings and Addictions: Free Yourself from the Struggle of Addictive Behavior with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Softcover

Karekla, Maria; Kelly, Megan

 
9781684038336: Cravings and Addictions: Free Yourself from the Struggle of Addictive Behavior with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1684038332 ISBN 13: 9781684038336
Publisher: New Harbinger, 2022

Synopsis

Cravings and Addictions offers practical strategies to overcome cravings-from food and drugs to alcohol and smoking-using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for a healthy, values-driven, and addiction-free life.

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About the Author

Maria Karekla, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and associate professor at the University of Cyprus where she heads the ACThealthy Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Medicine laboratory. She is a peer-reviewed ACT therapy trainer, and presently serves as the treasurer/secretary of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) where she has been a fellow since 2019. She was nominated in 2017 for the National Literary Awards in the children/adolescents category, and also for her illustrations for the book. She has received numerous national and
international awards and grants for her research work. In 2018, she was nominated as Cyprus Woman of the Year in the academic/researcher category.

Megan Kelly, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has been involved in addictions research for the past sixteen years, with a particular focus on the development of behavioral interventions for individuals with comorbid addictions and mental health disorders. She has received several VA- and NIH-funded awards to develop and evaluate new behavioral interventions and programs for individuals with co-occurring disorders using ACT principles. She has evaluated, treated, or supervised the treatment of over 2,000 people struggling with addictions.

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Publisher
New Harbinger
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1684038332
ISBN 13 
9781684038336
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
184